To the present time 50,000 surnames have been registered in Lithuania. The majority of them are of foreign origin derived from proper or common nouns of other languages. Surnames of Lithuanian or Baltic derivation constitute rather a small percentage. Their origin is usually traced to ancient Lithuanian personal names such as Budrys, Girdenis, Tylenis, Vilkas, Amantas, …

To the present time 50,000 surnames have been registered in Lithuania. The majority of them are of foreign origin derived from proper or common nouns of other languages. Surnames of Lithuanian or Baltic derivation constitute rather a small percentage. Their origin is usually traced to ancient Lithuanian personal names such as Budrys, Girdenis, Tylenis, Vilkas, Amantas, …

Lithuanian Last Names. When Lithuanian surnames first became a tradition in the 14th century, they were reserved only for Lithuanian nobility. Perhaps this is the reason that various surnames share a coat of arms. Use the list below to find your last …

22/12/2020 · This surname of Lithuanian origin is derived from ‘rubi’ meaning ‘to become rough’. 54. Shimkus ‘Shimkus’ or ‘Simkus’ is a Lithuanian surname which is the patronymic form of ‘Szimko’, a Polish origin name, meaning ‘he who hears’.

Lithuanian Name Meaning. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

07/08/2021 · The surnames of Lithuania come from different origins such as Latin, Greek, Jewish, Hebrew, Slavic, Lithuania, German, and Polish. This makes Lithuanian last names some of the most interesting surnames.

Lithuanian form of Ostrowski. Butkus Lithuanian. Possibly from a given name that was derived from Lithuanian būti meaning "to be, to exist". Jankauskas Lithuanian. Lithuanian form of Janowski. Jonaitis Lithuanian. From the given name Jonas 1. Kavaliauskas Lithuanian. Lithuanian form of Kowalski.

Lithuanian last names in alphabetical order: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z. There are 8210 surnames …